Guide to the Leonard C. Moffitt Files on the Planning of Orange County and
University of California, Irvine MS.R.116
Ann Clark, 2009; updated by Zoe MacLeod, 2021.
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Title: Leonard C. Moffitt files on the planning of Orange County and the University of
California, Irvine
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.116
Physical Description:
2.3 Linear Feet
(5 boxes and 1 XOS folder)
Date (inclusive): 1957-1967
Date (bulk): 1965-1967
Abstract: This collection comprises the research
files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt, campus-community planner at the University of
California, Irvine, and author of several books about community and urbanization in Orange
County and elsewhere. Included are interviews with many prominent political figures and
community leaders from Orange County, survey questionnaires, statistical data, maps,
clippings from local newspapers, and publications from local business and associations. Also
included is correspondence with the UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of
the Irvine Company, and city and county officials from Orange County.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Leonard C. Moffitt files on Orange County California, and University of California, Irvine,
planning and development. MS.R.116. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine
Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Leonard C. Moffitt, circa 1967.
Custodial History
Transferred from University Archives to Special Collections and Archives as a manuscript
collection in 2000.
Processing History
Processed by Ann E. Clark, 2009.
Historical Background
Leonard Caum Moffitt was the campus-community planner at the University of California,
Irvine, (1962-1965) as well as the author of several books about the planning of communities
including the UC Irvine campus, the city of Irvine and Orange County, California.
Moffitt was appointed to the position of campus-community planner by Daniel G. Aldrich, UC
Irvine's first chancellor. He worked closely with architects, Irvine Company employees and
UC administrators during the planning and construction of the UC Irvine campus.
After initial planning of the campus was complete, Chancellor Aldrich commissioned Moffitt
to study the rapid growth of Orange County during 1950s and 1960s. The published book that
resulted from Moffitt's research is titled,
Community and
Urbanization: Orange County, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the research files and manuscript of Leonard C. Moffitt,
campus-community planner at the University of California, Irvine, and author of several
books about community and urbanization in Orange County and elsewhere. Included are
interviews with many prominent political figures and community leaders from Orange County,
survey questionnaires, statistical data, maps, clippings from local newspapers, and
publications from local business and associations. Also included is correspondence with the
UC Irvine chancellor and administrators, employees of the Irvine Company, and city and
county officials from Orange County.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 3 series: 1. Research files, 1957-1967; 2.Interviews and
questionnaires, 1965-1966; 3.
Community and Urbanization: Orange
County, California
:draft, 1967
Bibliography
Moffitt wrote the following books about the development of Orange County, California, and
the University of California, Irvine, which are avaiable in Special Collections and
Archives:
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Community and Urban Change : A Case Study
in Communications Theory
.Kaneohe, Hawaii: LCM Associates, 1972.
Moffitt, Leonard C.
Community and Urbanization : Orange County,
California
. [Irvine, Calif. : s.n.] 1967.
Sharp,J.B., L.C. Moffitt.
Enrollment Potential : University of
California, Irvine
(prepared at the request of Dr. Ivan Hinderaker). Irvine:
University of California, 1963.
Moffitt, Leonard Caum.
Journey into the Essence : Orange County
and the Coming of UCI
. Calif. : Leonard Caum Moffitt, 2007.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Land use -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
Campus planning -- California -- Irvine.
University of California, Irvine -- Planning -- Archives
Research files, Series 1:
1957-1967
Physical Description: 0.8 Linear
Feet(2 boxes and 1 XOS
folder)
Collection Arrangement
The arrangement is alphabetical, with oversized materials last.
box 1, folder 1
Annexation statutes: compilation,
1961
box 1, folder 2
Burton, Koivisto and Koivisto vs. County of Orange:court filing,
1961
box 1, folder 3
Cities and school districts: datasheets,
1966
box 1, folder 4
Elections (Orange County): research notes, sample ballots, and voters'
guides,
1966
box 1, folder 5
Fair housing initiatives (Orange County) and race relations: trade
publications, correspondence and other materials,
1964-1966 and undated
box 1, folder 6
Incorporation of Orange Park Acres, Calif.: reports,
1962-1965
box 1, folder 7
Irvine (City of) and UC Irvine planning: statistical summary sheets,
correspondence, reports and other materials,
1963-1965 and undated
box 1, folder 8
League of Women Voters, California and national: publications,
1957-1965
box 1, folder 9
Mental health programs and services (Orange County): pamphlets, fact sheets
and other materials,
1963-1966
box 1, folder 10
Newspapers in Los Angeles County:
Herald-Examiner circulation statistics and historical data,
1959-1965
box 1, folder 11
Pacific Coast Highway and other highway routing: press release, public
hearing materials and other materials,
1963-1965
box 1, folder 12
Philharmonic Society and Symphony Orchestra: interview notes, pamphlets and
other materials,
1965-1966
box 1, folder 13
Planning Commission, Orange County: reports, correspondence, publications and
other materials,
1963-1966
box 1, folder 14
Population growth and related issues (Orange County) : reports and
publications,
1960-1966
box 1, folder 15
Property tax assessment: correspondence, articles, speech and other
materials,
1964-1967
box 1, folder 16
Research status and documentation: report, correspondence and other
materials,
1965-1966
box 2, folder 1
Riots in Watts, Los Angeles (August, 1965): reports and related materials,
1965-1966 and undated
box 2, folder 2
School districting (Orange County and UC Irvine): memos, data sheets, maps
and other materials,
1962-1965
box 2, folder 3
School districting (Orange County and UC Irvine): Newspaper
clippings,
1964-1965
box 2, folder 4
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): bylaws, correspondence
and notes,
1964-1966 and undated
University of California, Irvine,
box 2, folder 5
Long range development plan:annotated report draft, correspondence and
meeting notes,
1962-1965
box 2, folder 6
Long Range Development Plan:staff study,
1964
box 2, folder 7
Long Range Development Plan:publication and re-design sketch plan (william
Pereira and Associates),
1963-1964
box 2, folder 8
Special legislation on community planning : correspondence, draft proposals
and other materials,
1963
box 2, folder 9
University housing and inclusion area development study : reports,
correspondence and other materials.
1962-1966
folder XOS
1, folder 1
Campus zoning plan map
1963 June
Interviews and questionnaires, Series 2:
1965-1966
Physical Description: 0.8 Linear
Feet(2 boxes)
Series Scope and Content Summary
Interviews are narrative accounts of conversations Moffitt had with city and community
leaders.
Questionnaires are brief multiple choice forms filled out by city managers, city
planners, planning directors and others in Orange County.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged with interviews first followed by questionnaires.
box 3, folder 1
Interview and questionnaires: lists
1965-1966
box 3, folder 2
Central section of Orange County,
1965-1966
box 3, folder 3
Coastal section of Orange County,
1965-1966
box 4, folder 5
Eastern section of Orange County,
1965-1966
box 3, folder 6
Northern section of Orange County,
1965-1966
box 4, folder 1
Irvine company; property assesment,
1965-1966
box 4, folder 2
Orange County officials,
1965-1966
box 4, folder 3
Western section of Orange County,
1965-1966
box 4, folder 7
Planning directors,
1965-1966
box 5
Community and Urbanization: Orange County,
California
: draft manuscript
Series 3:
1967 March
Physical Description: 0.4 Linear
Feet(1 box)
